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Only a few days before the start of spring, San Diego County's mountains are covered with a fresh blanket of snow that could grow a little deeper Monday. Snow showers are continuing across the Laguna and Cuyamaca mountains and at Palomar Mountain. The atmosphere is so cold it is also producing lots of small hail. We've had reports of hail in North Park, San Diego, Santee, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Chula Vista and Rancho Bernardo. The winds also are strong, with gusts to 53 mph at Cabrillo National Monument, 49 mph at Otay Mountain, 47 mph at Lyons Peak, 39 mph at Cardiff and Imperial Beach, 37 mph at Oceanside Harbor, 36 mph at Miramar MCAS and Lindbergh Field, and 30 at Sea World. And there's been sporadic rain, pushing some totals above the 1 inch and 2 inch level.

A winter storm warning will remain in effect for the eastern third of the county until 9 p.m. Monday. The weather service says scattered showers could occur through the afternoon and evening in Campo, Ranchita, Pine Hills, Oak Grove, Julian, Lake Henshaw, Boulevard and Cameron. Winds will blow out of the west at 25-35 mph, with gusts to 55 mph. The daytime high temperature in San Diego will be 55 degrees, 10 degrees below normal.

The storm hit with force on Saturday afternoon, and dropped about 2 inches of rain in some areas. Widespread street flooding was reported. And strong winds were impossible to escape. The weather service says the winds gusted 35 mph at the coast and hit almost 70 mph inland.

On Saturday, rain and rough seas nearly swamped a sailboat at the entrance to San Diego Bay, east of the Zuniga Jetty, about 1:20 p.m. A Coast Guard boat crew rescued a woman and her two dogs and towed the boat to Shelter Island.